# Ladies- Do You Cover Your Hair Every Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 25, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260 "2005-03-25T21:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/21 "2005-03-27T16:23:56Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Has anyone here ordered anything from [tznius.com](http://tznius.com)? The $1.95 shipping bothers me, somehow, though I would really, really like some of their scarves. I have šŸ™‚ And they are great. ---
**Author:** ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/22 "2005-03-27T16:59:57Z")
> [@Rebekkah](#): > > Sorry for the hijack, no personal experience here. > > I am familiar with the covering of hair in some Muslim faiths, but did not realize it was also Orthodox Judaism? Anyone care to enlighten an idiot as to why this is? Because there is political mileage to be gotten from portraying Muslims as oppressors of women. Same as the propaganda campaigns generated when the old Biblical laws of Moses, i.e., ā€œan eye for an eyeā€ have been enforced in some Muslim societies. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/23 "2005-03-27T17:14:47Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > I have šŸ™‚ > > And they are great. Hooray! Iā€™m getting pretty scarves! WhyNot: I am not expert either, but I do have very long hair. I guess a bun is the answer, though ironically having a real bun there interferes with wrapping the scarf into a bun. Maybe, if doing a wrap that obscures the top of the head (the ā€œcrownā€, maybe), braid hair and wrap it over top of head, pin securely. The really big metal hairpins from [thevermontcountrystore.com](http://thevermontcountrystore.com) are my best friend. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/24 "2005-03-27T20:08:35Z")
Iā€™m Reform and unmarried anyway, so I donā€™t cover my hair, but Iā€™ve spent a lot of time around frum women and think head coverings are quite attractive. I wear shawls occasionally and like to wear them as veils sometimes. I have gotten the most bizarre reactions when I do this. My office manager ordered me to remove it because it ā€œwasnā€™t P.C.ā€ (?!?!) I have no idea what this means, but if she wanted to hear some really un-P.C. stuff, she should have hung around my desk when moronic coworker after moronic coworker made comments on my veil. When I do it in Chicago (I work in the suburbs) no one blinks an eye. ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/25 "2005-03-28T03:52:56Z")
When my hair is shorter than it is now, I sometimes wear a scarf, folded in a triangle and tied, to keep my hair out of my face. While itā€™s not at all for religious reasons, Iā€™ve been asked to remove it before, then the person has stopped asked, ā€œwait, is that for religous reasons?ā€ Like I said, I do it for convience. Plus you can still see my hair. I donā€™t like hats much, as I have a big head. I do do the scarf over the head and ears in the could thing, too. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/26 "2005-03-28T04:01:43Z")
I was going to ask what **WhyNot** did. My hair is to my mid-back, and Iā€™m not sure if I would have to tie my hair first. Perhaps putting it only in a low ponytail (near the nape of the neck) first? ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/27 "2005-03-28T04:04:12Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > So Iā€™m now enamored of the scarf looks, but I have a stupid newbie question: > > Do you bind up your hair first and then wrap the scarf around it? I have really long hair, and it just refuses to cooperate with these tying methods. Am I supposed to put it in a low bun or something first? Iā€™ve done different things when Iā€™ve had long hair- gathered into a low ponytail, worked into the ā€œbunā€ scarf tie, etc. When you want to work it in, tie the scarve ends underneath your hair, and when you fold the tail under the tied part, collect the hair into it. Then when fully tied your hair is contained in the bun part. Iā€™m not sure how clear this isā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/28 "2005-03-28T15:37:26Z")
> [@gfloyd](#): > > While itā€™s not at all for religious reasons, Iā€™ve been asked to remove it before, then the person has stopped asked, ā€œwait, is that for religous reasons?ā€ I just want to know who has the audacity to ask you to remove your head scarf. Do they think it equates to a hat on a manā€™s head? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/29 "2005-03-28T15:49:40Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > Iā€™m not sure how clear this isā€¦ Oh, itā€™s clear. Just requires more manual dexterity or practice than I currently have, I guess. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/30 "2005-03-28T16:48:07Z")
Maybe try putting your hair in a ponytail, but not pulling it all the way through the last timeā€“you end up with a loop thatā€™s half the length of your real hairā€¦ therefore twice as manageable? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/31 "2005-03-28T17:19:13Z")
I like the way scarves and so on look, and Iā€™d like to do it, but every time I try I get really hot within minutes. Maybe because Iā€™ve covered my ears too? Anyway, I donā€™t seem to be able to pull it off. Oh well. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/32 "2005-03-28T17:37:10Z")
Iā€™ve never worn a scarf (except for once when I visited a mosque) however, those in the links look beautiful. I think Iā€™ll give it a try - how big do the scarves need to be and whatā€™s the best material? ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/33 "2005-03-28T21:24:41Z")
About a year ago I got a terrible, terrible haircut. Fortunately, I had a box of my motherā€™s old scarves, so I started wearing them every day. It was very strange to me at first, but I experimented with long vs. short and colors, and eventually I found styles that I thought complimented me. Now my hair is much better, but I still wear the scarves because they make me feel pretty and because theyā€™ve become part of my self-style. My workplace did not have a problem with it, but a few people do feel the need to tell me I look like a hippy, peasant, or that ā€œyouā€™d look so much better with your hair down!ā€ I donā€™t let them bother me, though. I think the name of the game is to experiment until you find styles you like - there are so many patterns and colors, itā€™s really quite fun to explore all the options! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260/34 "2005-03-28T22:27:11Z")
My wife does. Usually wears a sheitel when she will be out amongst non-Jews or on formal occasions. Theyā€™re expensive, but theyā€™re a one-time expense that lasts. She has snoods for less public or lazier times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-cover-your-hair-every-day/296260.md?page=1)